Russia vows to protect S Ossetia

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Series Details 26.8.09
Publication Date 26/08/2009
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed August 2009 to protect the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, a year after it recognised their independence.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8223443.stm
Related Links
ESO: Background information: Conflict history: Georgia http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-georgia-2/
ESO: Background information: Russians to boost Abkhazia bases http://www.europeansources.info/record/russians-to-boost-abkhazia-bases/
ITAR-TASS, 26.8.09: Putin invites S Ossetia to become transit state for Russian natural gas http://www.itar-tass.com/en/
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